Taking sustainability seriously: how common is ‘greenwashing’ and what can we do?

Chair: Dr Janice Goldstraw-White Panellists:Russel Kerr – Managing Director, SecuriGroupMichael Gips – Principal, Global Insights in Professional Security (GIPS) Key PointsRussel Kerr opens by saying that a key focus for his company currently is the environment, in particular how to reduce the impact of their business on it, as well as seeing how they can… Read the full article.

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1st Global Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) for 2024 OSPAs winners to take place early next year

World Excellence Awards the organisation that runs the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) has today announced that the first-ever Global OSPAs will take place next year – which means category winners from each country in 2024 will qualify for entry to the global awards.  The awards scheme began in 2015 with events in Norway, Australia,… Read the full article.

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Tackling healthcare fraud: the uncontrollable beast or the example of good practice?

Chair: Dr Janice Goldstraw-White Panellists:Alex Rothwell – CEO, NHS Counter Fraud AuthorityLouis Saccoccio – CEO, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (US)Nicole McLaughlin – Counter Fraud Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’​ NHS Foundation Trust Key PointsAlex Rothwell opens by posing the question of whether healthcare fraud is an uncontrollable beast or an example of good practice… Read the full article.

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Robots: a security opportunity or a security threat?

The webinar was organised with the help of Krisandren Pillay and in collaboration with School of Criminal Justice, University of South Africa There are well established advantages to using robots in security roles. For example, they can independently perform programmed tasks with minimal human oversight, including conducting routine patrols and doing so cost effectively, more productively than humans since they… Read the full article.

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Crime against wildlife: what is being done and it is working?

There are many offences against wildlife and they can be serious. For example, illegal wildlife markets are being exploited by international organised crime groups because they are seen as low risk and high reward. The consequences are serious, the widespread problem of illegal fishing is just one example where the impact has been under employed… Read the full article.

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Cyber Crime: The cyber security implications of physical security products

The notion that there are physical security products and, separately, digital security products belongs in a museum. These days, all electronic physical security products are cyber ones too. And while that generates enormous advantages, it also has limits; for starters it creates security weaknesses. Research around the Internet of Things (IoT) has illustrated the benefits… Read the full article.

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Falling victim to fraudsters: how do you stop it and what do you do if victimised?

Chair: Dr Janice Goldstraw-White Panellists:Bernadette Lawrie – Financial Abuse Safeguarding Officer. Operation Signature, Sussex and Surrey Specialist Crime CommandLisa Mills – Senior Fraud Manager, Victim Support West Sussex Key Points Bernadette Lawrie opens by firstly detailing the work she has been involved in working for Sussex and Surrey police force with Operation Signature. She explained that… Read the full article.

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